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Webster 1913 Edition


La

La

(lä)
,
Noun.
(Mus.)
(a)
A syllable applied to the sixth tone of the scale in music in solmization.
(b)
The tone A; – so called among the French and Italians.

La

,
int
erj.
[Cf.
Lo
.]
1.
Look; see; behold; – sometimes followed by you.
[Obs.]
Shak.
2.
An exclamation of surprise; – commonly followed by me;
as,
La
me!
[Low]

Webster 1828 Edition


La

LA

, exclam. [perhaps corrupted from look, but this is doubtful.] Look; see; behold.

LA

, in music, the syllable by which Guido denotes the last sound of each hexachord.

Definition 2024


See also: Appendix:Variations of "la"

Aromanian

Pronoun

 m (short/unstressed dative form of elj)

  1. (indirect object) (to) them (all-male or mixed group)

Pronoun

 f (short/unstressed dative form of eali)

  1. (indirect object) (to) them (all female group)

Related terms

  • (a) lor (masculine/feminine plural dative- long/stressed form)
  • ãlj/ilj, lji (masculine/feminine singular dative- short/unstressed form)
  • li (feminine plural accusative- short/unstressed form)

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese lãa (wool), from Latin lāna (wool), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ (wool).

Cognate with Galician la, Spanish lana, Catalan llana, Occitan lana, French laine, Italian lana and Romanian lână.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal, Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlɐ̃/
  • Hyphenation:
  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃

Noun

f (plural lãs)

  1. wool

Related terms

  • lanar
  • lanifício
  • lanígero
  • lanzudo